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1 1 | to be quit of as soon as possible?~Cleinias. He would have
2 1 | Athenian. And we ought, if possible, to provide them with a
3 1 | be framed in the best way possible in states, and that some
4 1 | impudence and shamelessness as possible, and to be afraid to say
5 2 | me to live as happily as possible? And yet you also never
6 2 | should live as justly as possible. Now, here the giver of
7 3 | has, that all things, if possible—at any rate, things human—
8 4 | Cleinias. It is hardly possible, I admit; and yet, Stranger,
9 4 | tyranny.~Cleinias. By what possible arguments, Stranger, can
10 4 | to God must, as far as is possible, be like him and such as
11 4 | readily persuaded to virtue as possible; this will surely be the
12 4 | or as quickly good, as possible. The case of the many proves
13 5 | legislator, and abstain in every possible way from the one and practise
14 5 | improvement, as far as this is possible. And of all human possessions,
15 5 | may leave them as rich as possible. For the possession of great
16 5 | live a true man as long as possible, for then he can be trusted;
17 5 | live in the happiest way possible? Let us say that the temperate
18 5 | whole of number has every possible division, and the number
19 5 | utmost—whether all this is possible or not, I say that no man,
20 5 | as great and as rich as possible, and should possess gold
21 5 | city the best and happiest possible. But they do not see that
22 5 | some of these things are possible, and some of them are impossible;
23 5 | state will desire what is possible, and will not indulge in
24 5 | may be, and as friendly as possible to one another. And men
25 5 | seeing that this is not possible, and one man will have greater
26 5 | and offices as equally as possible, and there will be no quarrels
27 5 | should be placed as nearly as possible in the centre of the country;
28 5 | their property, as far as possible, so as to form twelve equal
29 5 | the citizens, as far as possible, not to lose sight of numerical
30 6 | inferior men, but the best possible. For as the proverb says, “
31 6 | chance enters as seldom as possible.~Thus, O my friends, and
32 6 | the state may be as far as possible of one mind. The officers
33 6 | everything have a guard as far as possible. Let the defence of the
34 6 | into twelve as nearly as possible equal parts, and let the
35 6 | in order that as many as possible of the guards may not only
36 6 | taking them, as far as possible, at the times when they
37 6 | enemies, and as accessible as possible to friends; there shall
38 6 | suits, too, as far as is possible, all should have a share;
39 6 | be written down with all possible exactness; in the second
40 6 | themselves, as far as this is possible.~Cleinias. Certainly; if
41 6 | such matters, as far as possible, a man should deem it all
42 6 | the same country, nor if possible, speaking the same language;
43 6 | them, and to do to them, if possible, even more justice than
44 6 | citizens is provided, as far as possible, with a sufficient number
45 6 | regard be had to what is possible and suitable to each.~ ~
46 7 | should live, if that were possible, as if they were always
47 7 | these three years every possible care were taken that our
48 7 | in general of pain as was possible, might we not expect in
49 7 | together the new state in every possible way, omitting nothing, whether
50 7 | not, then, try in every possible way to prevent our youth
51 7 | and sundry, as far this is possible; and the pupils shall be
52 7 | that if these things are possible, nothing can be more absurd
53 7 | ought to share as far as possible in education and in other
54 7 | boys, and, if that were possible, everybody and everything
55 7 | satisfactory? Now, as far as possible, the law ought to leave
56 7 | themselves being as far as possible alike, and shall live well
57 7 | neither easy, nor at all possible for every one; but there
58 8 | come as near to reality as possible, instead of cestuses we
59 8 | dangerous, and as nearly as possible like the true ones, in order
60 8 | beloved youth to be the best possible; and the other two, if possible,
61 8 | possible; and the other two, if possible, we should hinder? What
62 8 | seeing that such a law is possible, and in what way; for, as
63 8 | that such enactments are possible, and not beyond human nature?~
64 9 | rob a temple, the fewest possible words of admonition and
65 9 | houses as holy and happy as possible. And if any one of the houses
66 9 | cases to fall short, if possible, of the terrors of the world
67 10| such persuasion be at all possible, then a legislator who has
68 10| impiety, and that we may if possible use arguments which may
69 11| as few retail traders as possible; and in the second place,
70 11| good or as little bad as possible, the guardians of the law
71 11| every one, and do the least possible injury to those in the state
72 11| complete; and this, as far as possible, is to continue always.
73 11| as little sad to them as possible. In the first place, we
74 11| orphans, seeking in every possible way to do them good, for
75 11| destitute of any art, ought if possible never to come into existence,
76 12| in all things as far as possible in common and together;
77 12| mixture causes the greatest possible injury; but seeing that
78 12| they should send as many as possible, and the best and fairest
79 12| this shall be as little as possible. The second kind is just
80 12| contracts as far as this was possible, the next thing will be
81 12| dead with as little hurt as possible to the living. No man, living
82 12| not labour to obtain every possible evidence that there is respecting
83 12| the thing is in any degree possible.~Athenian. Let us make a
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